CONTACT: Leslie Eikleberry, Director of Public Relations, 827-5541 ext. 1127

October 7, 2004

McAdams Student Center at Kansas Wesleyan University will be the site of an American Red Cross blood drive Friday (October 8).

The drive is scheduled for 9 a.m.-3 p.m. While appointments are being scheduled, walk-ins from the community are welcome. The blood drive is sponsored by the American Red Cross, the KWU Office of Student Life, the KWU Student Nurses Organization, the KWU HPER Club, and the Student Leadership Organization.

Did you know that:

Because the American Red Cross can break down each blood donation into three separate component, (platelets, plasma, and red cells) one blood donation can save the lives of three different patients.

You can safely give blood every 56 days.

Most medications are not cause for deferral. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in general good health. There is no upper age limit as long as a donor meets all eligible requirements.

The whole appointment takes about an hour, with the actual donation lasting only about seven minutes.